economy

Tax Policy and class struggle

February 17, 2010 By Beatrice Lumpkin

Who pays taxes, the rich or poor, is an important party of the class struggle.

Steelworkers call for Civil Rights 2.0: A youth-led jobs revolution

February 17, 2010 By Pepe Lozano

A ringing call for a new militant Civil Rights movement "2.0" centered on the fight for jobs was recently made by leaders of the United Steelworkers, Leo W. Gerard and Fred Redmond.

Jobs crisis spotlighted at monument built by WPA

February 11, 2010

DALLAS - At a Robert E. Lee memorial built by the New Deal's WPA government jobs program, an NAACP leader and others called for federal action on jobs.

Calif. bills would create 140,000 jobs in state

February 11, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel

California legislators are putting jobs creation at the top of their agenda.

Hatch, Grassley play games with jobs bill

February 10, 2010 By John Wojcik

Senate Democrats yesterday came close to, but then backed off from, unveiling an $85 billion dollar "bipartisan" jobs bill that contains many planks drawn up by their Republican colleagues.